Vocabulaire Anglais | Les Châteaux et Forteresses 🏰

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1. A castle = Un château fort 🏰

2. A tower / A turret = Une tour 🗼

3. A courtyard = Une cour 🏡

4. A drawbridge = Un pont-levis 🌉

5. A moat = Une douve 🌊

6. A portcullis = Une herse 🗝️

7. The battlements = Les remparts 🧱

8. A postern = Une poterne 🚪

9. Crenellations = Les créneaux 🏯

10. A barbican = Une tourelle défensive 🏰

11. An arrow slit = Une meurtrière 🏹

12. The keep = Le donjon 🏢

13. A pinnacle = Un clocheton ⛪

14. A dungeon = Un cachot ⛓️

15. A ruin = Une ruine 🏚️

16. A relic = Une relique 🦴

17. The remains = Les vestiges 🪨

18. A gatehouse = Un corps de garde

19. A rampart walk = Chemin de ronde

20. Castle wall = Mur d’enceinte

21. A great hall = Salle des fêtes

22. A curtain wall = Courtine

23. A bailey = Cour extérieure

24. Dungeon tower = Tour-prison

25. A parapet = Un parapet

26. Dungeon stairs = Escalier du cachot

27. A battlement platform = Plateforme de défense

28. A spiral staircase = Escalier en colimaçon

29. A castle garden = Jardin de château

30. A chapel = Une chapelle

31. A banquet hall = Salle de banquet

32. A siege = Un siège

33. A castle gate = Porte principale

34. A garderobe = Latrine médiévale

35. Arrow loop = Fente de tir

Définitions en anglais sur le thème

1. A castle = A large fortified building or set of buildings, usually from the Middle Ages, used as a residence for nobility or royalty and for defensive purposes.

2. A tower / A turret = A tall, narrow building or part of a building, often projecting from a castle, used for defense or as a lookout point.

3. A courtyard = An open space enclosed by walls or buildings, typically found in the center or inside the walls of a castle.

4. A drawbridge = A movable bridge at the entrance of a castle, which can be raised or lowered to allow or prevent passage over a moat.

5. A moat = A deep, wide trench filled with water (or sometimes dry) surrounding a castle, intended as a defense against attackers.

6. A portcullis = A heavy grilled door made of iron or wood, that slides up and down to block the entrance to a castle.

7. The battlements = The defensive walls at the top of a castle, often with openings (crenellations) through which defenders could shoot.

8. A postern = A small secondary gate or door in a castle wall, used for secret or emergency exits.

9. Crenellations = The regular rectangular gaps and solid parts along the top of a castle wall, allowing archers to shoot while staying protected.

10. A barbican = An outer defensive work or fortified gateway, typically protecting the entrance or drawbridge of a castle.

11. An arrow slit = A narrow vertical opening in a castle wall through which archers could shoot arrows.

12. The keep = The strongest and most secure central tower of a castle, used as the last line of defense and often the living quarters of the lord.

13. A pinnacle = A small, slender, pointed architectural ornament at the top of a tower or roof.

14. A dungeon = A dark, often underground, prison cell or room in a castle where prisoners were kept.

15. A ruin = The remains of a destroyed or decayed castle or building, often with walls or towers still partly standing.

16. A relic = An object or fragment from the past, especially associated with history, religion, or the remains of castles.

17. The remains = The parts of a castle or fortress that have survived destruction or the passage of time.

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